On Mon, 21 May 2007 13:38:58 +1000, Brian May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
>>>>>> "Hendrik" == Hendrik Sattler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Hendrik> Perhaps. But first, but not all packages are actually strict Hendrik> about that and I do not want to bloat my installation and Hendrik> second, if it is really that important (read: essential part of Hendrik> functionality) is would be a Depends. Does it really happen Hendrik> that often that this Recommends is needed. Or is it just to be Hendrik> on the safe side? Anyway, it was just an example out of Hendrik> many. For non-core packages, Recommends often add functionality Hendrik> that I'll never use but the package maintainer uses them Hendrik> daily. Why should I install it then? > In the past I have seen (broken) packages that recommend "apache"[1]. Did you file a bug? > Huh? Does this mean the package is incompatible with apache2? Did you ask in the bug report you filed? > Just because the maintainer recommends that I should have "apache" > installed doesn't mean it will loose functionality if "apache" is not > installed - unless it really is some weird package that depends on > this obsolete version of apache. If you don't trust the maintainers recommends, why do you think you'll trust a one sentence description? > A description of "to support the HTTP protocol" would imply that the > version is not important. Recommends: apache. Reson: needs apache to provide documentation. I doubt you'll find things very much improved. > Another user might look at the same package, with the description and > think "this computer only has a restricted amount of disk space and I > really don't care if the database does get corrupted - I don't expect > this system to be around much longer anyway - so I will ignore the > suggestion and won't install the package." > With no description it might be more along the lines of "I don't know > why this package is suggested maybe I will have to install it anyway > just in case... Lets hope I have enough disk space..." Recommends: apache. Reson: needs apache to provide added functionality. If you are that short of disk space, _do_ run with apt0tude --without-recommends. manoj -- Objects in your terminal are close than they appear. Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/~srivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]